Project Title: Extraction of pathogens from water and their electrochemical detection

Brief Description of Project: I am working on a field based electrochemical sensor for extraction and detection of pathogens in water.

Project Title: Complete blood count using microfluidics

Brief Description of Project: Lab-on-a chip system for complete blood count.

Project Title: Detection of Trichloroethylene using titania naotubes

Brief Description of Project: Trichloroethylene is an environmental pollutant and we are using titania nanotubes for their detection in water samples.

Any publications:

1. Applications of Microfluidics for Molecular Diagnostics; Microfluidic Diagnostics: Methods and Protocols, Volume 2: Application Protocols and Commercialization (http://www.springer.com/chemistry/biotechnology/book/978-1-62703-133-2)

Expected Graduation Date: Fall 2014

Personal website: http://home.utah.edu/~u0693334/ & http://www.linkedin.com/in/harikrishnanj

Any personal information you want here…
I have an MBA from Symbiosis University, India and a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Southern California, Los Angeles. I used to work on technology, consulting and research and development roles for start-ups to fortune 500 companies before starting on my Ph.D at the U. My current work is in Nanotechnology with focus on Microfluidics and Nano-sensors and their commercialization. I have worked on three early stage start-ups, which made it to the top 10 at the Utah Entrepreneurship Challenge 2012 & 2013. My interests lie in turning nanotechnology into marketable products.